bobbob1313 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 Marlins pitchers are dropping like flies! Link to post Share on other sites
Spawn's dad Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 The big Z! Link to post Share on other sites
Whitty Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Is it sad that I think 80-82 would be a nice year for my O's? If Bedard can harness that nastiness he had mid-season last year and Daniel Cabrera focuses and finds the strike zone, we might make a little noise. Viva Aubrey Huff!! Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Viva Aubrey Huff!! Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Is it sad that I think 80-82 would be a nice year for my O's?Strive for mediocrity, boys. I feel your pain and I wish I could remember which year it was that I finally gave up hope that this was the year they'd turn it around. I don't really feel that anymore, although I do think they'll be at least somewhat improved this year.(and would love to be happily surprised by an actual good year) We're about at the decade point now. So far my favorite O's player of the '00s is......ummm....uhhhh.....Luis Matos? Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I wish the preseason meant something. Reds are 6-0 Link to post Share on other sites
Duck-Billed Catechist Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 After complaining about the market rate for pitchers, the White Sox apparently extended Javier Vazquez for 3 years $35 millions. He has better stuff than those other mediocre pitchers that have received those huge deals, but, uh, his results have still been mediocre. Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Strive for mediocrity, boys. I feel your pain and I wish I could remember which year it was that I finally gave up hope that this was the year they'd turn it around. I don't really feel that anymore, although I do think they'll be at least somewhat improved this year.(and would love to be happily surprised by an actual good year) We're about at the decade point now. So far my favorite O's player of the '00s is......ummm....uhhhh.....Luis Matos? No love for Miggy? Link to post Share on other sites
Whitty Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 So far my favorite O's player of the '00s is......ummm....uhhhh.....Luis Matos? It ain't that bad... Brian Roberts and Nick Markakis are a couple of recent homegrown successes. I think Mora has a better year, and Gibbons too. The bullpen couldn't possibly stink up the Yard any worse than last season. I'm very excited about the trio of Bedard, Cabrera, and Loewen... Tough times over the last decade in Charm City, for sure, but I see light from the bottom of this chasm. Link to post Share on other sites
uncle wilco Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 "the k.c. royals will be 2007 central division champs" - some dude the quest for .500 coming soon. it could happen... seriously. quit laughing... Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 No love for Miggy?I guess I was exaggerating there. The Matos thing is really an inside-joke with one of my buddies who began making fun of me relentlessly the year the O's had their big fire-sale of all their veterans and brought up a bunch of rookies mid-season. In his first couple games, Matos was flying all over the outfield (couldn't hit for shit, but he could run) and so he became my de-facto favorite player and I would constantly joke that I had to hurry up and buy the jersey before he got cut. (as it happens, I was too late) Anyway, yeah, the O's should actually be somewhat stronger this year and I am curious to see how it plays out on the field, but ten years of stagnation have made me a bit more guarded in my early-season predictions. Link to post Share on other sites
Whitty Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 "the k.c. royals will be 2007 central division champs"- some dudethe quest for .500 coming soon. it could happen... seriously. quit laughing... 2003 was a weird thing for KC- I don't like their chances anytime soon, though. That division is loaded. George Brett and Willie Wilson were awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 George Brett and Willie Wilson were awesome.I was more of an Amos Otis kind of guy. Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I was more of an Amos Otis kind of guy. One of the lesser-known bad trades the Mets made. Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I always liked Jim Eisenreich for some reason. And Bo. Of course. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 I always liked Jim Eisenreich for some reason. I was always a fan of Eisenreich's, and it's probably because I've always thought he had a much bigger impact on the Marlins 97 world series team than he actually did. Link to post Share on other sites
rwrkb Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 No love for Miggy? i'm a huge tejada fan. i sorta root for the orioles half of the time since he went there. i saw him play back in single-a rookie league when he was like 17. i've followed his career ever since. okay... i'll stop gushing now. Link to post Share on other sites
uncle wilco Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I was more of an Amos Otis kind of guy. me too. i wore A.O.'s #26 from little league through high school. he was my first sports hero as a kid. my football hero was O.J. and i wore his #32 from pee wee through college...needless to say, he let me down a little. btw: the royals have a legit G.M. in dayton moore and will be making noise in a few years. there are some good young players coming up (alex gordon, billy butler, etc.) and things definately can't get any worse. you'll see. Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied lightning Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 we'll see what Gil Meche does to dayton moore's legacy Reds now 7-0 Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 me too. i wore A.O.'s #26 from little league through high school. he was my first sports hero as a kid. my football hero was O.J. and i wore his #32 from pee wee through college...needless to say, he let me down a little. btw: the royals have a legit G.M. in dayton moore and will be making noise in a few years. there are some good young players coming up (alex gordon, billy butler, etc.) and things definately can't get any worse. you'll see. It's going to be a tough couple of years: not easy to gain any momentum with a young team in baseball's toughest division. Link to post Share on other sites
uncle wilco Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 It's going to be a tough couple of years: not easy to gain any momentum with a young team in baseball's toughest division.believing that there's finally someone steering the ship that know's where they are going goes a long way. and taking a few lumps along the way is part of the process. the royals have been circling the drain for over a decade before dayton showed up. things are going change...i can feel it. [isn't that a line from beck's "loser"?] even george brett is optimistic and that means something. he's been in hiding for the last few years and i don't blame him. Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 The top of the Royals lineup is going to be pretty damn good if things work out like they should. Should have a killer 1-5. Expect big things out of Mark Teahan this year. Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I was more of an Amos Otis kind of guy. Frank WhiteWillie WilsonFreddie PatekClint HurdlePete LaCockGeorge BrettHal McRaeAl CowensDarryl Porter THOSE were the days. Of course...I am a fan of the franchise that traded away Rod Darling, Bill Matlock, Sammy Sosa, Dave Righetti, Wilson Alvarez, Chris Young, Adrian Gonzalez... Sigh (2 Crow dollars to anybody who know what franchise that is) Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 They also traded away Alex Rodriguez but are still paying for him, if I'm not mistaken. How much of this can we blame on George W. Bush? Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 Of course...I am a fan of the franchise that traded away Rod Darling, Bill Matlock, Sammy Sosa, Dave Righetti, Wilson Alvarez, Chris Young, Adrian Gonzalez... We traded away Adrian Gonzalez too, but you could argue it won us a World Series so I'm ok with it. Link to post Share on other sites
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